From Propulsion City To Multiverse

Before I knew it, it was June of the fourth year of the new calendar.

The situation in the Central Plains is becoming more and more depressing. The reason is that the total strength of the CRPF on the border has reached about 150,000, and there are nearly 280,000 regular troops in the rear, as well as a huge militia.

At the same time, Li Tang also captured the Gaochang Kingdom, Yanqi Kingdom, and Kucha Kingdom in the Western Regions within two months, and at the same time severely damaged the Western Tubu, which was entrenched in the Ili River Valley, killing 30,000 of its cavalry and capturing hundreds of thousands of horses, cattle and sheep.

The generals who led this Tang army were Xu Shiji, Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin and others who had defected to Li Tang.

At this time, the Western Regions were not as dry as later generations. Especially in the early Sui and Tang Dynasties, there were still large areas of oases, pastures, and farmland.

The lake area of ​​Puchang Lake (now Lop Nur) is about 3000 square kilometers.

Yanqi Lake (now Bosten Lake) in Yanqi Kingdom still has a surface area of ​​about 2,000 square kilometers.

Plus the relatively abundant Beihe River (now the Tarim River).

It was enough for the Tang army to guarantee the water and part of the food supply for the western expedition, and at this time Qin Shubao was occupying the eastern part of the Ili River Valley with 10,000 elites.

The strategic points in the north and south of Baishan (Today's Mountain) were all captured by the Tang army. As long as Li Tang made no major strategic mistakes in the future, with the sharp weapon of bronze artillery, they could quickly enter the Great Plains in northern Central Asia.

What surprised Tang Jun even more was that they discovered a lot of natural saltpeter mines in the Western Regions, which led to a rapid increase in their production of black powder, and finally they did not need the extremely stinky saltpeter method.

In fact, the Sui Dynasty also had a large number of forces remaining in the Western Regions, such as Yiwu County in the Hami area, Shanshan County and Qiemo County near Qiemo River (now Cheerchen River).

The legacy left over from the Sui Dynasty was quickly consumed by Li Tang.

Changsun Wuji personally sat in Dunhuang County, established the Protectorate of the Western Regions, and worked hard for the future of the Tang Dynasty. He even transferred a large number of members of the Changsun clan to the Western Regions.

The other members of Tiance Mansion will quickly transfer some of their clansmen to the Western Regions on the grounds of supporting the Western Expedition.

Naturally, Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng and others couldn't hide such a drastic action. If it was the original history, then Li Jiancheng might not let Li Shimin do this, but at this time he can't suppress this younger brother.

Don't look at Li Tangxiong's domination of Guanzhong,

With the advantage of dominating the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, the Revolutionary Alliance is even more terrifying.

Now that they are still engaging in internal strife, it is probably too long.

Once Guanzhong couldn't hold it, they would fight for power and profit, so they simply pretended not to see it, and instead forced a lot of people into Li Shimin's Western Expeditionary Army.

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In Baiyulou, which is located in Qilu Prefecture, after reading the information of the black guard, he immediately saw Li Shimin's plan.

At this moment, his secretary came in hurriedly: General, Xu Ziling from the Young Commander-in-Chief is asking to see you.

Bai Yulou raised his brows: Eh...he didn't play hegemony games with Kou Zhong, what did he come to see me for? Forget it, let him in!

After a while, Xu Ziling, who had a dusty temperament, came to him.

What advice does Head of State Xu have?

Xu Ziling sighed, I am surrendering to you on behalf of the Young Marshal Army.

Are you sure? This is what Kou Zhong and Tuo Fenghan meant? Bai Yulou was very calm.

Your Excellency, Zhong Shao and I have no ambition to fight for world hegemony. It's just that good fortune made people in the past. Your firearms are unrivaled. If you continue to fight, you will inevitably lose your life. Zhong Shao and I have decided to withdraw from the fight for world hegemony. Xu Ziling said very sincerely .

What request? Bai Yulou didn't directly agree.

Xu Ziling shook his head: Young Master Zhong and I decided to help Tuo Fenghan go to Mobei to settle a personal grievance. If we survive, we will return to the mountains and forests.

Then he hesitated for a moment: If possible, I personally hope that you can be lenient towards our generals and officials.

The law is merciless, as long as they have not committed a crime, we will naturally not pursue them.

Gu Yu

The implication is that people who do many evil things still have to be dealt with.

Regarding this, Xu Ziling could only sigh secretly, after all, among the Young Commander's Army, there were quite a few people who had committed a lot of evil deeds.

Of course, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling will not be obedient, they will definitely secretly arrange for some people who are not willing to surrender to leave.

Bai Yulou reckoned that before Xu Ziling came over, those who were unwilling to surrender, or who had committed evil deeds must have left the Young Marshal's Army.

With the investigation methods of this era, coupled with the vast deep mountains and old forests, if these people find a hidden place to hide, the Human Revolutionary Federation really has no way to thoroughly track down everyone.

While Bai Yulou and Xu Ziling were discussing how to receive the Young Marshal Army, a secretary officer handed over a telegram.

Bai Yulou opened and found that it was news from Li Mi, Wang Shichong, and Yu Wenhuaji.

Yu Wenhuaji was rebelled by his subordinates, and his whole family was burned to death in Wu'an County. His subordinates were torn apart, and some of them surrendered to the surrounding Young Marshal Army and Xia Army.

There are also about 13,000 people, who were the former Sui Imperial Guards dominated by Guanzhong soldiers. Under the leadership of Linghu Xingda and others, they surrendered to the Tang army in Jindi.

And Li Mi took tens of thousands of cronies, and about 170,000 powerful family members in the Wagang Army, who also took refuge in Li Tang.

Wang Shichong confiscated a large number of civilians and rebuilt the imperial palace in Luoyang, which was suitable for planning to be called a king.

Bai Yulou quickly sorted out the current situation. At this time, the Zhuxia Alliance had already existed in name only.

The Young Marshal Army surrendered to the Human Revolutionary League. After the Wagang Army suffered internal strife, Li Mi and some of the remnants of the Wagang Army defected to Li Tang.

Wang Shichong deceived himself and others in Luoyang, and Yu Wenhuaji was killed by his subordinates.

Now there are only Dou Jiande from Northeast Hebei and Luo Yi from Youzhou.

Bai Yulou quickly finished the discussion with Xu Ziling, and then sent troops to take over the five prefectures occupied by the Young Marshal Army, Liang County, Jiyin County, Pengcheng County, Qiao County, and Huaiyang County.

At the same time, Song Que, who was in Liyang, also quickly marched northward with his army, eating Zhongli County, Huainan County, Ruyin County, Geyang County, Runan County, and Huai'an County under the control of the remnants of the Wagang Army.

It's just that Song Que who took over these areas, his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Because Li Mi, that bastard, not only collected and scraped the grain in these areas, but also blocked a lot of rivers and deliberately flooded the farmland along the banks.

Song Que stood on Xuzhou City, the county capital of Yingchuan County, looking at the devastated city and the hungry people, roared angrily:

Li Mi! Even if you go to the ends of the earth, I will crush you to ashes.

The preaching officer Zhang Shuisheng quickly suggested: Mr. Song! The most urgent task is to dredge the Huaihe River and its tributaries as soon as possible, restore the river transportation as soon as possible, and then use labor instead of relief to stabilize the current situation.

Well! I'll arrange it immediately! Song Que also quickly regained his composure.

Li Mi's plan to fortify the walls and clear the country and artificially create refugees has indeed stopped the army of the People's Revolutionary Union.

After all, the entire area controlled by the Wagang Army is a densely populated area. Even after a long period of war, there are still no less than four million people here.

Bai Yulou didn't get angry, because he didn't have any hope for the integrity of these grass-headed kings.

However, after the news spread that the Human Revolutionary League occupied the base of the Young Marshal Army and the Wagang Army, Dou Jiande in Jizhou unexpectedly chose to surrender.

The main reason is that Dou Jiande knew that Li Tang would definitely be defeated, and he would only perish later if he took refuge in Li Tang.

He chose to fight against the Human Revolutionary League, but he had no confidence. He wanted to escape beyond the Great Wall, and he had no way to go north.

As for fortifying the walls and clearing the fields like Li Mi, flooding the fields with water, Dou Jiande is not as hard-hearted as that.

After much deliberation, he gave up struggling and decided to lead Xia Guo to surrender to the Revolutionary League.

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